Paul Collier discusses the reasons why the poorest people in the world are poor, and why they are staying that way. He mentions four development traps which are halting the growth of the bottom billion countries and how to defeat those traps. Collier explains that it isn't how much aid you provide a country but the type of aid you are providing. He even states that some aid can be detrimental to a countries growth.
- Che Guevara
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This book sounds extremely interesting. I am also very curious to learn how, "..some aid can be detrimental to a countries growth". Does this book work off a variety of different countries?
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I feel that through hard work and determination, anyone can prosper.
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This book seems very interesting, and relevant to modern times. I would be curious to read about why the author thinks some aid can do harm, and which type can help.
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This book interests me very much because there are still a lot of people in poverty today and it would be nice to see how the author thinks we can help. I never thought that some types of aid could hurt people and it would be interesting to find that out.
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This book seems very worthwhile to read because poverty still exists all around the world. I would like to read more about they reasons the author provides as to why the poorest people in the world are poor and why they are staying that way.
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ReplyDeleteThis is a very interesting concept that i have heard a lot of talk about recently. I am curious as to what type of aid is detrimental to a country and which is helpful.
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There's definitely a lot that could be said about direct aid and its usefulness in the fight against poverty. What I'm curious about is the degree to which individuals can effect meaningful change in the system that currently exists. How can any one individual affect the terms of loans made by the World Bank?
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